Could a simple breathing device help heal hearts after a heart attack?
NCT ID NCT04521699
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study at Mayo Clinic tests whether using a CalmiGo device—a small inhaler-like tool that guides slow breathing and grounding—can improve blood vessel function and reduce heart disease risk in people recovering from a heart attack. One hundred adults in cardiac rehab will either use the device plus standard care or standard care alone for 12 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in blood vessel health, stress markers, and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CalmiGo stress management device (a handheld device using guided breathing and grounding techniques)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to reduce stress and improve heart health after a heart attack.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 100 participants. The device may not show a clear benefit over standard care, and results may not apply to everyone.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Ability to use the CamliGo device for 12-weeks * Willingness to complete study questionnaires, blood tests,\& EndoPat testing at the beginning and end of study * Patients who have had a recent MI who will be undergoing clinically indicated Cardiac Rehabilitation * Patients who have had a coronary or structural intervention performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory within the last month, including: coronary stenting; coronary balloon angioplasty; transcatheter aortic valve replacement; mitral valve interventions; patent foramen ovale closures; alcohol septal ablation; paravalvular leak closure. * Patients being seen in the Chest Pain Clinic for Atypical chest pain Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitively impaired patients * Patient with Bipolar disorder, psychosis or delusional disorder * History of substance abuse or dependence * History of suicidality * Unstable cardiovascular or pulmonary disease * History of seizures * Latex allergy
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Myocardial infarction are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- A blood test at 50 could flag your risk of five diseases. can an app stop them?
- Pharmacist and coach team takes aim at blood pressure after stroke
- Broken heart syndrome: is it as deadly as a heart attack?
- Fat graft may mend heart scars after a heart attack
- A simple breath test after a heart attack could prevent dangerous bleeding
- A simple ultrasound test may sharpen heart attack risk predictions